Volume Keeper is a Control Strip module that can keep speaker volume level from being changed by running applications. It also allows you to set speaker volume level and system beep volume level from a pop-up menu. This means that it has upper compatible functionality with Apple’s Sound Volume module and you can replace Apple's Sound Volume module with Volume Keeper.
System Requirements
To use Volume Keeper, Macintosh PowerBook with 68020 micro processor or better, System 7.1 or better, and Apple’s Control Strip software are required.
Installation
To install Volume Keeper, drag Volume Keeper into ‘Control Strip Modules’ folder inside your System Folder and reboot.
Features
•If you successfully install Volume Keeper, a speaker icon appears on the Control Strip. On the right side of the icon, you can see currrent speaker volume level by number. You can also know it intuitively by the sound wave shape shown on the left side.
• If you click the speaker icon on Control Strip, Volume pop-up menu will appear. It allows you to set current speaker volume level, toggle locking / unlocking current speaker volume level, and open a dialog to set up the periodic speaker volume level locker.
• If you CapsLock-click or click the small black triangle on the module, System Beep Volume pop-up menu will appear. It allows you to set current system beep volume level, and toggle enabling / disabling system beep.
• If you Command-click the speaker icon, You can show / hide system beep volume level on the module. System beep volume level is shown by number after the speaker volume level delimited by slash.
• If you Command-click twice, You can show / hide a musical note icon on the module. If you click it, System Beep pop-up menu will appear. It allows you to set current system beep, such as Simple Beep or Quack.
•If you Shift-click, You can toggle locking / unlocking current speaker volume level.
•If you Control-click, You can toggle enabling / disabling system beep.
Shareware Registration
You are allowed to try out Volume Keeper for 15 days. If you would like to keep on using after that, you are required to pay US$3.00 or 300 Japanese Yen shareware fee for your copy.
When you decide to pay for it, please fill in the registration form bellow and send it to me, PXL5705@niftyserve.or.jp via e-mail. Then I will inform you of the postal address to send shareware fee to. After you send US$3.00 (cash / check / money order) to the address, you are noticed by e-mail that your copy is registered.
If you have a NIFTY-Serve ID, you can register your copy in a more convenient way. The quickest way to register your copy is just to join in Nifty-Serve’s Shareware Registration Center and pay 300 Japanese Yen for Volume Keeper. Its Shareware Number is 1568.
Shareware Registration Form
• Product : Volume Keeper 1.1.0E
• Price per copy : US$3.00 / 300 Japanese Yen
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Contacting the Author
If you find Volume Keeper useful or have any problems with it, you can contact the author via e-mail at the following address.
Koichi Takeda
PXL5705@niftyserve.or.jp
Distribution
Volume Keeper is copyrighted by Koichi Takeda.
You are welcome to give copies of Volume Keeper to anybody, provided that you keep all of the software and related documentation together without any modification. Commercial distributions are welcome to include it in their collections, provided that they let me know in advance and send me a copy of the product.
The software and related documentation are provided AS IS. Under no circumstances shall the author be liable for any damages that result from the use or inability to use the software or related documentation.
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